Reading Room Document

Disclosure to the Government, During the Guilt Phase of a Trial, of the Results of a Court-Ordered Mental Examination

The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination does not prohibit disclosure to the government, during the guilt phase of a trial, of the results of a court-ordered mental examination. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/19606/download.

September 21, 1998